Melissa Barnhart

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  Feb 19, 2014

  Texas Abortion Clinic Closes After Doctor Breaks Law, Illegally Induces 268 Abortions

  A Texas abortion clinic is closed this week after it was discovered that a Houston abortionist illegally performed 268 abortions without obtaining admitting privileges at a local hospital.

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  Feb 14, 2014

  What Do Women Need for Valentine's Day? Planned Parenthood Says 'Safe and Legal Abortions'

  Planned Parenthood President and CEO Cecile Richards sent out message to her social media followers earlier this week suggesting services that women might need for Valentine's Day. On Richards' list, "What Women Need for Valentine's Day," is "safe and legal abortion."

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  Feb 13, 2014

  Gosnell Abortion Clinic Employee Who 'Snipped' Over 100 Babies' Necks Gets 6 to 12 Years in Prison

  An unlicensed medical school graduate who worked at Kermit Gosnell's Women's Medical Society abortion clinic in West Philadelphia has been sentenced to serve six to 12 years in prison for his role in the killing of two babies born alive at the clinic.

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  Feb 11, 2014

  Maine Now Among States That Allow Boys to Use Girls' Bathrooms

  Barring transgender boys from using the girls' bathroom is a violation of Maine's Human Rights Act, according a state Supreme Court ruling last month.

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  Feb 10, 2014

  Planned Parenthood Says It's Proud to Provide Abortions; Reacts to Study Claiming Abortions Are at All-Time Low Since 1973

  Reacting to a report from the Guttmacher Institute that claims abortions are at an all-time low since the procedure became legal in 1973, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards says she's "proud" that the organization provides multiple forms of abortion services to its pregnant clients.

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  Feb 7, 2014

  Donations Pass $138,000 for Baby Iver Fund to Support Father of Brain-Dead Wife on Life Support

  A Canadian man whose pregnant wife was pronounced brain dead in December is choosing to fight for his preborn son's life by keeping his wife on life support.

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  Jan 31, 2014

  Interview: Greg Laurie on Praying for America, Sharing the Gospel and the Church Under Siege

  In an interview with The Christian Post, pastor Greg Laurie shares why he has a renewed fervor for sharing the Gospel; speaks about how Christians can engage nonbelievers and talk to them about Jesus Christ, and why he believes Christians must focus more on prayer and preaching instead of boycotting and complaining.

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  Jan 30, 2014

  Greg Laurie: 'Nothing Says America Better Than Dallas;' City to Host Harvest America 2014

  Pastor Greg Laurie was in Dallas, Texas, earlier this week to announce the selection of the city to host Harvest America 2014. In his speech to officially launch the crusade, Laurie told local pastors assembled at the American Airlines Center Tuesday, where the crusade will take place on Oct. 5, that since the death of his oldest son, Christopher, in 2008, he's had a renewed fervor for sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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  Jan 27, 2014

  Texas Hospital Removes Pregnant Woman From Life Support, Ending Life of Her Baby

  Following a court order, John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, announced Sunday that its medical staff removed a pregnant woman from life support.

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  Jan 22, 2014

  Robert Jeffress on Pastors in Politics, Critics, and Filling the Shoes of the Late WA Criswell (Part II)

  Pastor Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of the 11,000-member First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, has released a new book, Perfect Ending: Why Your Eternal Future Matters Today, that cuts through the misconceptions about end times prophecy, God's judgment, heaven, and why Christians should be actively sharing the Gospel with non-believers. The following is an edited transcript of Part II of pastor Jeffress' interview with The Christian Post, in which he answered questions about politics, past